The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1350

By the time David dug up the details of Lucy and Evelyn's last conversation, the truth hit Lysander like a lightning.

Evelyn's recent intimacy with Bruce wasn't consensual; she had been coerced.

Bruce and Evelyn's relationship was far from the love story Lysander had imagined. Instead, Evelyn had been suffering from Bruce's threats and manipulation.

"Was it you who bought the morning-after pills for your mother?" Lysander asked Thalassa, his deep voice tinged with suppressed anguish.

He had mistakenly believed the pills were for Thalassa after finding two missing from the pack, assuming she had been involved with Callum in some secret affair. He had even punished her harshly for that.

Now, reflecting on the dates in the files, it was clear that Evelyn must have been the one taking the pills.

Thalassa had kept silent to protect her mother from the shame of Bruce's violation.

But he had only added to her pain in her darkest hours.

Memories of his past misjudgments stung Lysander's conscience like a swarm of bees, each sting marking a wound he had inflicted upon Thalassa.

If only he had known the full extent of her and her mother's suffering, he would have given Thalassa the strength to put Bruce behind bars earlier, not driving Evelyn to an untimely death.

Hearing Lysander's question, Thalassa's heart clenched. Indeed, she had bought those pills for Evelyn, guarding her secret with the utmost care, fearing for her mother's safety.

Yet, despite her vigilance, Evelyn had slipped away from her.

"I don't want to talk about the past. Just stay out of my life from now on!"

Thalassa's voice was cold and resolute, her gaze fixed on the world outside the window. She couldn't bear to look at Lysander – afraid that even a glance would make her heart betray her.